Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-25
THE GREAT PARADE
CERTAINTY OF A GREAT MILITARY
DEMONSTRATION OCTOBER 9TH.
Information Concerning the Laying OF
the Lee-konument Corner.
Stone, &C.

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parade on Wednesday, the first day of
the fair, the society agrees to make a
donation to Lee-Camp Home.
On Thursday the Agricultural Society
proposes to give n lunch TO the uni
formed troops on the Fair Grounds.
PEIzE-DRILL.
On Friday the society will offer prizes
to the three best-drilled infantry com
pauies. These prizes will be compare
lively small, as the finances of the So
ciety are limited, but it shows a will
ingness to do what it can to help along
the entertainment of the soldier boys,
and Will be duly appreciated.
TROOPS COMING.
10 is almost certain that thirty-fve
companies of Virginia volunteers will
be present, including five batteries of
artillery with their guns, and four
troops Of cavalry mounted. North Car
DINA viii send twenty companies, in
Guiding one troop of cavalry.
THE SOUTH.
Ill Of the southern States will be
rep escntod by uniformed troops, bui
as the Committee of Invitation did not
require answers to be sent until October
18th, reports have not in all instances
been sent IN, and definite information
has not therefore been obtained from
all the States.
THE COMMITTEE.
The Military Committee agreed last
night to send out second circular re-
questing the troops who can do 50 to
answer without delay, so that quarters
can be provided for them.
VETERANS.
The veterans will make n great fca-
ture. Among them will be the Con
federate veteran organization from
Augusta, Ga, with $50 men; Pickett
buchanan Post, of Norfolk; also a
camp from Portsmouth, ono from
Fredericksburg, one from Winchester,
one from Stanton, one from Charles
town, W. Va, old Stonewall brigade or
ganization from Southwest Virginia,
and the Maryland Line, under thecom-
mand of General Bradley /. johnson,
aud numerous ex-cavalrymen, who will
come mounted from the counties Of
Honrico, Hanover, Carolina, GooCh-
land, Louisa, Chesterfield, Powhatan,
New Kent, King William, Charles City,
&C., &c.
GENERAL ORDER.
IN order from General Anderson
says:
"Major William N. Evans. commits
sa1y and acting adjutant-general, First
brigade, IS appointed Acknowledgement,
and will lie obeyed and respected az
coldipgly.'
MONEY NEEDED.
The prospects are that there will be
aD overwhelming crowd here on the
9th.
We must prepare to sustain the good
name of Richmond
Money Will be required, and all who
can DO SO should give literally of their
means. 1t will all be spent here, and
it will be an expenditure that will re-
turn to the peoples pockets.
lnasmuch as an appropriation cannot
be gotten from the City Council the
fund must DO raised by private contri-
buttons.
The celebration must be made a sue
cess.
1t is due to Richmond it is due to
the people who will be visitors here. 1t
will be the greatest reunion Of Con
federates since AppomattoX day, and
the more Richmond honors them the
more she will will honor herself.
Make the day memorable for all time
in our history.
WELCOME 70 THE MARvLANDERs.
The following call iuaugurates a
movement for the reception of the
Maryland Line upon their reyisitin~
Richmond October 9th:
Looking 10 the contemplated visit t.
Richmond of the surviving members Of
the Maryland Line serving in the
Army of Northern Virginia, on the oc-
cSsion OF laying the cornerstone Of the |
Lee monument, the undersigned feel
that this body of men should be fra
tcfnally met by their brother Mary
landers residing III Virginia, and 10 |
this end they request that the Mary
landers located in Richmond and vicini- |
ty meet for conference in the hall of |
The old Tobacco Exchange, Shockoe |
Slip, Monday evening, 2Gth instant, at |
S O'Clock. let the meeting be full |
one.
It is not the intention OF this meeting |
TO undertake any pecuniary effort to
entertain our numerous
but simply to organize some
arrangements to well
come and greet and associate with our
fellow statesmen on that occasion.
L. Courtney jenkins, G. w. Travers,
Il. 4. lioen. John Is. Myers. J. j.
Wright, James +. DieiTenderfer,
Charles Howard, j. II. Witty, j. Il. |
Etchison, John d. Christian, j. II.
Griffith.
TIE MONUMENT WALLS.
Arrangements have been made to